"The PBA is reaching out to the neighborhoods that are hardest hit, because this crisis affects every New Yorker," a union official said. "It's only going to get solved at the ground level and by working together. PBA members will also distribute the leaflets by hand in the affected neighborhoods. Cops have saved more than 111 people using the drug naloxone, which revives people who have overdosed. Overdoses in the city are outpacing homicides and car crashes combined.

Gov. Cuomo said this year's state budget includes $200 million for communities to fight heroin and opioid addiction.

"Government can't solve this problem alone — the entire community must come together to increase awareness and promote safety on every corner and in every home," he said in a statement. I commend the PBA's efforts in taking the next step to tackle the epidemic, which will serve as a model for engaging the hardest-hit communities across our state."